The Mystery of Orcival · Character
Monsieur Baptiste
The placid butler of M. Plantat.
minor
Also known as Baptiste
First appearance: ii
Monsieur Baptiste shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The mayor's servant, who is initially reluctant to wake his master but eventually delivers the summons to M.
Monsieur Baptiste first appears in 0001 ii.
In I: The mayor's servant, who is initially reluctant to wake his master but eventually delivers the summons to M. Plantat.
Later, in VI: The mayor's servant, who delivers the news of Madame Courtois's collapse with evident satisfaction.
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